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Mild mannered, even tempered family man Scottie Scheffler can now count himself among the bad boys of his sport after his pre-dawn arrest at Valhalla Golf Club.
Well, not really a 'bad boy' more than the victim of circumstance. Scheffler says that a misunderstanding with police led to him dragging an officer who clung to the golfer's vehicle in the early hours before Friday's second round of the PGA Championship.
Those police were there to direct the flow of traffic after a pedestrian had been hit and killed by a shuttle bus. Scheffler tried going around the stalled traffic and failed to recognize officers were telling him to stop.
He was taken out of his vehicle, put in handcuffs and booked at a Louisville police station. He's been charged with felony second-degree assault on a police officer, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic.
But Scheffler is far from the worst offender in the list of golfers who have had run-ins with law enforcement.
Scottie Scheffler had an early-morning run-in with law enforcement at Valhalla on Friday
Scheffler was charged with multiple counts, including felony second-degree assault of a cop
Fans of Scheffler's arrived at the PGA Championship wearing 'Free Scottie' T-shirts
Multiple major winners have been booked in jails before for reckless behavior - ranging from public intoxication to driving under the influence.
Others have been charged with more violent crimes and sentenced to serious prison time.
DailyMail.com takes a look at the 'bad boys' of golf and what they've done to earn such a reputation.
John DalyWe start off with a man who was once taken into custody after being found drunk outside a Hooters in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Daly has admitted that drinking has been one of his life's biggest struggles - claiming that he started between 8-10 years old.
Later in life, he admitted that a lot of his struggle had to do with having an alcoholic father who was abusive.
He was hospitalized four times for alcohol poisoning between 1989-1993 before he did a stint in a rehab facility.
Turning his attention to burgers and candy to reduce his need for alcohol didn't last long before he started drinking beer in 1996.
His drinking problem continued throughout the rest of the 1990s and into the early 2000s. At one point, his swing coach Butch Harmon quit, saying, 'the most important thing in (his) life is getting drunk.'
That led to the incident on October 26, 2008 where police in Winston-Salem took him in. While he wasn't arrested or charged with a violation,
